Hog-oiler.



l. BARHITE.

HOG OILER. APPLICATION FILED luLv l. ma.

@wanted Jim. 14, w19.

' INVENTOR WW ATTO R N EY lli) UNITED STATES JOI-IN BARI-ETE, 0F ALBEN,ll'OWA.

HUG-GILER.

neonata,

Specification of' Letters Patent.

application inea muy 1, 191e. sel-iai no. aaasoa To all whom t mayconcern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN Bennrrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aldem in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Hog-Oilers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

his invention has relation to hog oilers, and the nature and objectsthereof will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to whichthis invention appertains in the light of the following explanation ofthe accompanying drawings, illustrating what l now believe to be thepreferred embodiment, or mechanical expression of my invention, fromamong other forms and arrangements within the spirit of the invention,or the scope `of the appended claims.

ll-llowever, an object of the invention is to provide, improvements inhog Oilers of the type embodying a rotatable member against which theanimal rubs itself, my improvep ment comprising means of a novelcharacter for supplyin z oil or other fluid to the roller.

Another o ject of the invention is to provide a hog oiler of thecharacter above set forth embodying an oil reservoir, a conduitextending from said reservoir to the roller, and means operable duringrotation of the roller to deliver a predetermined quantity of oil to theconduit.

Astill further object of the invention :is to provide a hog oilerof thecharacter above set forth embodying a reservoir of the vacuum feed typefor the purpose 0f maintaining a constant level in a well, and means forperiodically removing predetermined quantities of oil from the well forsupplying the same to the roller during rotation thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a hog oilingapparatus, having the characteristics above set forth, means whereby thepredetermined quantities of oil supplied to the roller may be varied atwill.

lin addition to the foregoing' my invention comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement of the correlative parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in theappended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated by the same characters of reference throughout theseveral views in which they appear z- Figure l, is a view in verticalsection of a hog oiling apparatus constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2, is a fragmentary view in front elevation of the upper portionthereof.

Fig. 3, is a detail View in horizontal section taken on the line 3--3 ofFig. l.

Fig. Ll, is a fragmentary View in detail illustrating `a socket' in theoil distributing wheel and t i Fig. 5, is a transverse section taken onthc line 5*,5 of Fig. 1. y

With reference to the drawings, l() indicates a foot or basememberconsisting of a plate 11. preferably triangular in configurationhaving' an enlargement 12 mounted Patented Jan. 14C, 1919..

upon the upper surface thereof, said en? largement extending upwardlyand at an angle and having formed therein a socketl 13 infwhich thelower end of a rod 14 extends. Suitable means is provided for anchoringthe rod uin place. Owing to the direc` l i non of the inclination of thesocket it will be noted thatthe rod 14 is disposed at an angle.Y Mounted'upon the upper end of the rod 1li` is a circular can 15 bottom portionwith semi-circular well lb having a downwardly extending enlargement 17formed exteriorly thereof and provided with a socket to receive theupper end of a rod 14. A set screw 18 enters the enlargement to engagethe rod to secure the can. Surrounding the rod 14 is a sleeve 19 adaptedto rotate and encircling the sleeve is a coveringl 2O of fabric securedin place by means of a strand of wire 21 wound spirally thereabout.Secured to the upper end of the sleeve 19 is a funnel-shaped member 22designed to serve conjunctively as a funnel and an actuating means forthe oil distributor in a manner to be presentlv noted. The surface ofthesleeve 19 is formed y with a plurality` of longitudinally extendinggrooves 23 of varying lengths all loegrinningat the upper end of thesleeve wher by theoil, when fed into the hopper 22 may enter the grooveand thence flow down the sleeve supplying oil to the fabric covering thesleeve. It will be noted that the outer rim of the hopper member 22 isserrated as at 24. Located` within the whll 16 isdanuoil formed at its ydistributing wheel 25, the same being mountand mounted in bearings 27secured to the bottom of the can said shaft extending` through anopening in the side-wall ofthe can to project eXteriorly thereof asshown in Fig. 3. i erally as, at 28, and the bottom of the groove isdeepened bythe provision of a plurality of circumferentially spacedrecesses 29, Each recess is internally threaded to receive a plug 30having` a kerf in its outer end whereby an instrument may be inserted inJthe recess to engage in the lrerf and to rotate the plug totherebyvary, the depth and capacity of the pocket at will. A tube 31 enterskan-opening in the well,the inner end ofthe tube being .located withinthe groove Q8 of the oil ydistributing wheel engaging'the wheel at apointnear the top level of the well 16. Thefother end of the tubedepends intoy the hopper member 22 as shown in Fig. 1. Mounted upon theouter end of the shaft 26 isa ratchet wheel 32 which is'engaged by arotationfthereof. A` shaft. 34k is journaled in bearings exteriorly of,the ycan 15 and eX- tendsY across the front-face thereof, one end of theshaft 3e being bent at right angles and' formed with .a spring extension35 acting as apawl` to engage ,the ratchet wheel 32.'-4 The opposite endo fthezshaft 34 is bent v atfri'ght,` angles toform aterminal 36 whichen'gages'the serrated edge Q4 'of the funnel membeivQQ;` A coil spring37 is Provided, having one endfsecured-tothe -terminal 36 andthe otherend t0 the enlargement 17 r mentioned above whereby t'o retain theterminal 3601i the shaft in.v engagement with the serratededge of thefunnel-shaped mem ber. The inner surface of the can 15 isl formed' 'thinwardly extending lugs 38 to support. reservoir 39 which is of anairtight construction, and is formedwith a dep'ei'iding tubular member40 havingits lower end disposed in. closely spaced relation to thebottomof thecan 15, which member 40 also constitutes allingopening ofthe reservoir. Apertured lugs l2 are also formed exteriorly of the cant0 receive vertically extending rods 43 having their upper ends bent to.engagethe upper edge of the reservoir 39, and their lower ends formedwith voir .in place.

enlargements Lll, Coil springs 45 are eneircled-aboutthe'rod.andinterposedbetween saidliead 44; andthe lug..4l2 to urge therods downward" and "consequently retain the reserthe' animal contactswith the cloth" covered sleeve 19, the sleeve is rotated, and the oilsaturated fabric acts to spread the oil over the-skin of the animal.` lDuring rotation of `thesleeve 19 thus produced.the.terminal 36 will berapidly oscillate'd by means of the serratedl funnelQfZ- In operation,as

The wheel 25 is grooved periph pawl 33 to prevent rearward:

thereby causing the pawl 35 to rotate the ratchet wheel in a series ofsteps, rearward rotation being prevented by means of a pawl 33. Rotationof the ratchet wheel 32 is transmitted.through the shaft 26 to thegroove wheel 25, and each pocket in said wheel receives a supply of oilwhen reaching a lowermost posit-ion so as to carry the 'oil over the topof the wheel andsubsequently deliver the oil when the pockets areinverted into the conduit 31, the same conveying the oil to the funnel22 which causes the oil to enter the groove 23 of the sleeve 19 fordistribution to all :parts of lthe fabric covering the same. It will benoted that the oil within the reservoir 39 may iow by gravity throughthe tubular member 40 and fill the well 16 until the level of `the oilrises above the lower end of the tubular member l0 whereupon the furthersupply of material from the reservoir will cease until the level againfalls due to constant abstraction of the oil by means of distributingwheels. It will be noted that by adjusting the threaded plugs 30, thecapacity or depth of the pockets or recesses in the distributing wheelmay be varied to deliver dii'erent determined quantities of oil to thecloth covered sleeve.

r1`he foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what maybe conA sidered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It isto bey understood that I may make such changes in the construction andarrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., asmay prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a hog oiler, a rotatable member forcontact with the animal, a reservoir, a rotatable dipping means in saidreservoir, a shaft upon which said dipping means is mounted, a ratchetwheel mounted on said shaft, a pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, andmeans mounted on the rotatable member to engage Jdie pawl to oscillatethe same whereby to successively rotate the dipping means.

21. In a hog oiler, a rotatable member, a reservoir, a rotatable dippingmeans within the reservoir. a ratchet wheel rotatable with said dippingmeans, a conduit for convey ing material from the dipping means to therotatable member, a pawl engaging the ratchet, and a circular serratedmember rotatable with said rotatable member to engage the pawl to rotatethe dipping means step by step.

3. In a hog oiler, a rotatable cloth covered sleeve, a funnel mounted atthe upper end of the sleeve having its rim serrated, a reservoir, adipping means mounted in the reserl a socket therein,

:naenaev voir, a conduit for conveying material from the dipping meansto the funnel, a ratchet Wheel for rotating the dipping means, and apawl engaged in the ratchet Wheel and the serratons of the funnelwhereby to suoeessively rotate the dipping means during rotation of thesleeve.

t. A hog oiler Comprising a base having a socket therein, a rodf havingone end mounted in the socket, a sleeve secured on the rod, a funnelrotatably mounted to the top of the sleeve, a reservoir secured to theupper end of the rod, a dipping Wheel rotatably mounted in thereservoir, means for Conveying liquid from the dipping Wheel to thefunnel on the sleeve, and means engaging the funnel for rotating thedipping Wheel when the sleeve is rotated.

5. A hog oiler comprising a base having a rod having one end mounted inthe socket, a sleeve rotatably Copies of this patent may 'be obtainedtor five cents each, by addressing the mounted on the rod and providedwith a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves, a cloth coveringsecured to the sleeve over the grooves, a funnel having a serrated upperedge, secured on the top of the sleeve and communicating with thegrooves in the sleeve, a reservoir secured on the upper end of the rod,a dipping Wheel rotatably mounted .in the reservoir, means for supplyingliquid from the dipping Wheel to the funnel, and means engaging theserrated edge of the funnel for rotating the dipping Wheel when theWheel is rotated.

In testimony whereof l attix my signature in presence ot two Witnesses.

JOHN BARI-MTE.

Witnesses:

W. A. Hrsnvoor, F. M. Corrmint.

Commissioner et' Patente,

Washington. D. UJ

